Super C water pump

Bookman · Sep 26, 2020

Took my 1952 Super C out that I put a belly mower on. I used it for probably 90 minutes. First time for extensive running since replaced a cracked sleeve and first time I had operated the tractor for more than 10 minutes since 1961! Got done and put it away and i noticed liquid on the tractor below the alternator. Looks like the water pump pulley is a little wobbly and I see antifreeze dripping out. I assume time for a new water pump. From the manuals I have it does not look like too bad of a job. Any tricks or things I should look for??

In addition there is some oil there too under the alternator, and it looks like it might be coming from the governor shaft. Can that be taken off easily and sealed up better with a shim or something? I need to replace the governor spring too since it does not idle up or down very quickly. Again, anything I need to watch for? Can I get the tractor out of synch if I take the governor off? Thanks in advance.

DaveBN · Sep 27, 2020

Well those two jobs go good together. You'll need to pull the grill and
fan shroud to get the governor off. Probably need to pull the radiator
to get the water pump off and on. New gasket for the water pump plus
whatever else it needs to stop the leak.
New governor spring and bump spring and thrust bearing for the governor.
Inspect the governor to see what is needed to stop any oil leaks. Adjust
the carburetor to governor linkage per the book when reinstalling the
governor.
Be careful when pulling the governor housing off so not to unmesh the
governor gear. If the gears do unmesh their should be two marks on the
governor gear and two on the cam gear that line up to put it back in
time. If that happens, you'll need to reset the distributor also.
Dave

Ken Hansen · Sep 27, 2020

(quoted from post at 11:35:43 09/27/20) Well those two jobs go good together. You'll need to pull the grill and
fan shroud to get the governor off. Probably need to pull the radiator
to get the water pump off and on. New gasket for the water pump plus
whatever else it needs to stop the leak.
New governor spring and bump spring and thrust bearing for the governor.
Inspect the governor to see what is needed to stop any oil leaks. Adjust
the carburetor to governor linkage per the book when reinstalling the
governor.
Be careful when pulling the governor housing off so not to unmesh the
governor gear. If the gears do unmesh their should be two marks on the
governor gear and two on the cam gear that line up to put it back in
time. If that happens, you'll need to reset the distributor also.
Dave

What I would suggest if removing the governor can cause a problem with distributer timing would be to start by turning the engine over by hand with the distributer cap off. Then position the rotor with something and mark it and also maybe take a picture if you car forgetful like me. Then just make sure you don't crank the engine over while its off. Then when you put things back together just be sure the rotor is pointing at the same spot it was when you started.

Might sound complicated but if you understand the idea it is simple!

Bookman · Sep 28, 2020

Dave, Thanks much!! Larry

Bookman · Sep 28, 2020

Ken, Thanks much!! Larry

560Dennis · Sep 30, 2020

Steiner sell a kit to rebuild the Governor, it has most of the parts needed , The outside output bushing is undersized and you will need to use loctite to
position and wait for it to cure , center punch outside diameter of bushing to help hold in position. I braze up all the wear areas so you don’t have
backlash in response , that super will have a lot of snort

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